It has experienced lots of reliability and durability problems and, although some will disagree, there are much better choices out there. The Captiva has been recalled for all manner of problems including (but not limited to) steering issues, braking dramas and electrical gremlins.

Are Captivas a good car?

The high driving position is excellent, giving good visibilty and making the captiva easy to drive considering its large size. The 2.0l diesel engine is also suprisingly capable, but not quite as refined as some others out there.

Why was the Captiva discontinued?

Given GM Uzbekistan's official explanation that it is ceasing Captiva production in order to “update the model range,” it seems almost a foregone conclusion that the Captiva will be replaced in that market with the newer Equinox, although there's been no official word to confirm this.